Shoe Assembly

ABSTRACT

A shoe assembly for relieving podiatric pain includes a shoe that may be worn on a foot of a user. A therapeutic unit is positioned within the shoe. The therapeutic unit is comprised of copper such that the therapeutic unit may relieve podiatric pain when the user wears the shoe.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE Field of the Disclosure

The disclosure relates to shoe devices and more particularly pertains to a new shoe device for relieving podiatric pain.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a shoe that may be worn on a foot of a user. A therapeutic unit is positioned within the shoe. The therapeutic unit is comprised of copper such that the therapeutic unit may relieve podiatric pain when the user wears the shoe.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated.

There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a shoe assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a left side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 3 of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 6 thereof, a new shoe device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6, the shoe assembly 10 generally comprises a shoe 12 that may be worn on a foot 14 of a user 16. The shoe 12 has a sole 18 and an upper 20 and the sole 18 has a bottom side 22 and a top side 24. The upper 20 has an outer surface 26 and an inner surface 28 and the upper 20 is structured to define an opening 30 into the upper 20. The upper 20 is coupled to the top side 24 of the sole 18 and the upper 20 has a back side 32, a first lateral side 34, a second lateral side 36 and a front side 38. The upper 20 has a tongue portion 40 and the tongue portion 40 has a topmost surface 42 and a bottommost surface 44. The tongue portion 40 extends between the front side 38 and the opening 30 in the upper 20. The shoe 12 may be a tennis shoe or the like.

A therapeutic unit 46 is positioned within the shoe 12. The therapeutic unit 46 is comprised of copper to relieve podiatric pain when the user 16 wears the shoe 12. The therapeutic unit 46 comprises a plurality of upper plates 48 positioned between the outer surface 26 and the inner surface 28 of the upper 20. The upper plates 48 are distributed along the back side 32, the first lateral side 34, the second lateral side 36 and the front side 38 of the upper 20. The upper plates 48 surround the user's foot 14 when the user 16 wears the shoe 12.

The upper plates 48 may include a front upper plate 50, a pair of lateral upper plates 52 and a back upper plate 54. The front upper plate 50, the lateral upper plates 52 and the back upper plate 54 may each have a unique shape with respect to each other. The front upper plate 50 is positioned proximate a toe 56 of the shoe 12. Each of the lateral upper plates 52 is positioned on opposite sides of the upper 20 and each of the lateral upper plates 52 may extend between the toe 56 of the shoe 12 and a quarter 58 of the shoe 12. The back upper plate 54 may be positioned on a heel 60 of the shoe 12.

A tongue plate 62 is positioned between the topmost surface 42 and the bottommost surface 44 of the tongue portion 40. The tongue plate 62 is substantially coextensive with the tongue portion 40, allowing the tongue plate 62 to cover a top 68 of the user's foot 14 when the user 16 wears the shoe 12. A sole plate 70 is positioned between the top side 24 and the bottom side 22 of the sole 18 and the sole plate 70 is substantially coextensive with the sole 18.

The shoe 12 includes a shoe lace 72. The shoe lace 72 is threaded through the upper 20 to extend across the tongue portion 40. The therapeutic unit 46 may include a lace plate 74 positioned within the shoe lace 72 and the lace plate 74 may be substantially coextensive with the shoe lace 72. The copper material of the upper plates 48, the tongue plate 62, the sole plate 72 and the lace plate 74 may be structured such that the upper plates 48, the tongue plate 62, the sole plate 70 and the lace plate 74 are flexible.

In use, the shoe 12 is worn on the user's foot 14 when the user 16 seeks relief from podiatric pain. The user's foot 14 is inserted into the opening 30 in the upper 20.

The shoe lace 72 is tied to retain the shoe 12 on the user's foot 14. The therapeutic unit 46 relieves podiatric pain while the shoe 12 is worn.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements. 

I claim:
 1. A shoe assembly configured to provide podiatric pain therapy, said assembly comprising: a shoe configured to be worn on a foot of a user; and a therapeutic unit positioned within said shoe, said therapeutic unit being comprised of copper such that said therapeutic unit is configured to relieve podiatric pain when the user wears said shoe.
 2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said shoe having a sole and an upper, said upper having a tongue portion; said sole having a bottom side and a top side, said upper having an outer surface and an inner surface, said upper being structured to define an opening into said upper, said upper being coupled to said top side of said sole, said upper having a back side, a first lateral side, a second lateral side and a front side, said tongue portion having a topmost surface and a bottommost surface, said tongue portion extending between said front side and said opening in said upper; and
 3. The assembly according to claim 2, wherein said therapeutic unit comprises a plurality of upper plates positioned between said outer surface and said inner surface of said upper, said upper plates being distributed along said back side, said first lateral side, said second lateral side and said front side of said upper such that said upper plates are configured to surround the user's foot when the user wears said shoe.
 4. The assembly according to claim 2, further comprising a tongue plate positioned between said topmost surface and said bottommost surface of said tongue portion, said tongue plate being substantially coextensive with said tongue portion such that said tongue plate is configured to cover a top of the user's foot when the user wears said shoe.
 5. The assembly according to claim 2, further comprising a sole plate positioned between said top side and said bottom side of said sole, said sole plate being substantially coextensive with said sole.
 6. A shoe assembly configured to provide podiatric pain therapy, said assembly comprising: a shoe configured to be worn on a foot of a user, said shoe having a sole and an upper, said sole having a bottom side and a top side, said upper having an outer surface and an inner surface, said upper being structured to define an opening into said upper, said upper being coupled to said top side of said sole, said upper having a back side, a first lateral side, a second lateral side and a front side, said upper having a tongue portion, said tongue portion having a topmost surface and a bottommost surface, said tongue portion extending between said front side and said opening in said upper; a therapeutic unit positioned within said shoe, said therapeutic unit being comprised of copper such that said therapeutic unit is configured to relieve podiatric pain when the user wears said shoe, said therapeutic unit comprising: a plurality of upper plates positioned between said outer surface and said inner surface of said upper, said upper plates being distributed along said back side, said first lateral side, said second lateral side and said front side of said upper such that said upper plates are configured to surround the user's foot when the user wears said shoe; a tongue plate positioned between said topmost surface and said bottommost surface of said tongue portion, said tongue plate being substantially coextensive with said tongue portion such that said tongue plate is configured to cover a top of the user's foot when the user wears said shoe; and a sole plate positioned between said top side and said bottom side of said sole, said sole plate being substantially coextensive with said sole. 